Sentence Combiners
What are 3 ways you can combine two independent clauses?
HINT: IC ___ IC.
IC . IC
IC ; IC
IC , FANBOY IC
What is the main idea of the following passage?
About 750 years ago, a powerful volcano erupted somewhere on Earth, kicking off a centuries-long cold snap known as the Little Ice Age. Identifying the volcano responsible has been tricky.
Identifying the volcano responsible for the Little Ice Age
What 3 things does your introductory paragraph need to have?
Hook, Summary of the text, and Thesis.
Transition words are also known as what?
HINT: C_________ A_________
Conjunctive Adverbs
What is a Noun?
A person, place, thing, OR idea.
Name all the FANBOYS.
For
And
Nor
But
Yet
So
Determine the main idea of the following paragraph.
Studies have shown that employees are happier, healthier, and more productive when they work in an environment that affords them adequate amounts of natural light. New buildings may be designed with these studies in mind, but many older buildings were not, resulting in spaces that often depend primarily on artificial lighting.
Natural lighting = Happier workplace for employees
What format does your body paragraph have to follow?
TIED
What are the 3 types of conjunctive adverbs
HINT:
C_________, C_________, and C_____ and E_____
Continuers
Contradictory
Cause + Effect
What do prepositional phrases begin with?
A preposition
Correct the following sentence.
Many pleaded to ban assault riffles however Marco Rubio refused their requests.
Many pleaded to ban assault riffles; however, Marco Rubio refused their requests.
Read the blurb below and determine the main idea.
“This passage is adapted from Sharon Tregaskis, “What Bees Tell Us About Global Climate Change,” 2010 by John Hopkins Magazine”.
Bees determining global climate change
What does a conclusion consist of?
Restating you thesis AND a closing statement
Name one transition word for each category
Continuer : same
Contredictor : different
Cause + Effect : result
moreover, in addition, for instance, etc.
however, nevertheless, Whereas, etc.
Therefore, as a result, consequently, etc.
What 3 things does an independent clause have
A subject, verb, and complete thought.
Place the correct FANBOY in the following sentence.
DO NOT forget the correct punctuation.
Jada only slept for a total of 3 hours last night_ _____ she continued to stay completely focused during class.
Jada only slept for a total of 3 hours last night ,YET she continued to stay completely focused during class.
Citrus greening, the plague that could wipe out Florida’s $9 billion orange industry, begins with the touch of a jumpy brown bug on a sun-kissed leaf. From there, the bacterial disease incubates in the tree’s roots, then moves back up the trunk in full force causing nutrient flows to seize up. Leaves turn yellow, and the oranges, deprived or sugars from the leaves, remain green, sour, and hard. Many fall before harvest, brown necrotic flesh ringing failed stems.
The effect of citrus greening on Florida's orange industry.
What is wrong with the following sentence? Why might it have been omitted from an essay?
I believe that employees should be fired from their jobs based on what they post on social media because you could tell a lot about a person from what they post.
No 1st or 2nd person pronouns
(I, you, we, us, my, your, etc.)
Correct the following sentence.
Jabril studied extra hard for all of his final exams; however, he received excellent grades on each one.
Jabril studied extra hard for all of his final exams; Therefore / as a result, he received excellent grades on each one.
What are our 2 colon rules?
Introduces a list.
Introduces an explanation.
Correct the following sentence.
To capitalize on the demand for good food, Fred Harvey, an English-born entrepreneur. He decided to open his own restaurant.
To capitalize on the demand for good food, Fred Harvey, an English-born entrepreneur, decided to open his own restaurant.
Contextualize the following blurb
“The following passage is adapted from Julian Jackson, “New Research Suggests Dinosaurs Were Warm-Blooded and Active” 2011 by Julian Jackson”.
Research on dinosaurs
What does the E stand for in the TIED format?
How does it look when it is done correctly?
Embedded Evidence - to introduce with
in the text it states..."_____" (Author last name, Paragraph).
Create a sentence with a contradictory transition word...
Make sure you punctuate it correctly.
IC ; CA , IC.
Name one example for each letter in the AWUBIS words.
HINT: A___W____U___B___I___S___
Although, While, Until, Because, Instead, Since